Mail-in voting became much more common in 2020 primaries as COVID-19 spread
Mail-in ballots accounted for just over half of this year’s primary votes cast in the 37 states (plus D.C.) for which data is available.
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Mail-in ballots accounted for just over half of this year’s primary votes cast in the 37 states (plus D.C.) for which data is available.
What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
In the 2016 general election, voters submitted nearly 33.5 million mail ballots, but more than 400,000 (1.2% of the total) weren’t counted.
Democrats are more concerned than Republicans about the ease of voting and the broader integrity of the 2020 presidential election.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.
More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.
Trump’s approval rating has dropped among a range of religious groups, including white evangelicals – though they remain strongly supportive.
We developed this explainer to help people understand how, and why, the complex U.S. electoral process is even more so this time around.
With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
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